ESP Custom Club!

[Khan Baal]

Despite the looks, the guitar is more old school than it seems, which means no super low action and a thicker neck than expected (it actually feels way more similar to my R8 Gibson Les Paul than my other ESPs) but as far as I know, these were usual specs for Lynch signature models because that's how the man likes his guitars. Anyways, it plays like butter and sounds just like expected: a 80s-90s hard rock / metal machine.

By the way, thanks a lot for the input, guys.

 

[narad]

Hi guys. I recently purchased this awesome ESP guitar and would like to get some information about it since I've been unable to find anything online. I have contacted ESP about it and all they can confirm is that it's a CS made in Japan in 1995 but they don't keep records of this era and are not able to provide any more information.

The things I do know: I have never seen a headstock like this in any other ESP guitar before; the specs seem to be very similar to George Lynch signature models (no back cover plate, circular pot cavity, single volume pot with push pull for pickup change, custom shop Seymour Duncan pickups); also the guitar looks, plays and sounds amazing.

The things I don't know: everything else. So any help would be totally appreciated, thank you very much in advance.

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That's crazy, I actually dig the headstock. Maybe not so much on such a curvy body but I think it's worth then revisiting for the angular models.

 

[Crash Dandicoot]

I've seen that headstock on old Tech / Craft House builds before. The TH and CH guys do the really wild, "draw it on paper and we'll make it" sort of stuff and have been doing so for a long time. Specs or info wise though short of taking it to those guys yourself there's no real way to know.

 

[ClownShoes]

I was considering buying that at one point haha.

I swear I've seen a similar custom ESP headstock like that back in the day.

 

[Samark]

I was considering buying that at one point haha.

I swear I've seen a similar custom ESP headstock like that back in the day.

Same. Can't seem to locate it but did come across this copy of the ESP one I was thinking of

 

[zimbloth]

Some fun customs I designed recently for my shop (all sold already), plus a couple Original Series Snapper-7s. The top right one is a 2021 model available in the US.

 

[Spicypickles]

Of course it is, the one without the Floyd

 

[zimbloth]

Of course it is, the one without the Floyd

We can literally get any model thats offered in Japan imported here, and do. They just choose a select few to be in the US catalog officially.

 

[TheInvisibleHand]

We can literally get any model thats offered in Japan imported here, and do. They just choose a select few to be in the US catalog officially.

Nick,

Does this mean we can get some of those gotoh trem green/pink E-iis/ sparkle horizon 6 eii's through you as well?

 

[soul_lip_mike]

We can literally get any model thats offered in Japan imported here, and do. They just choose a select few to be in the US catalog officially.

MX-250?

 

[park0496]

You know the answer to that one...

 

[park0496]

And since we’re on that topic - here’s my latest custom

 

[feraledge]

When I click on this thread and it goes to page one I always get a GAS hard on about my own custom in the first post. Lol.
Since it’s going on five years that I’ve had it and this thread is to drool over customs and entice more, it’s relevant to say I absolutely love it and play it every day. No guitar I’ve ever played compares.

 

[Church2224]

We can literally get any model thats offered in Japan imported here, and do. They just choose a select few to be in the US catalog officially.

Do they still make the M-II CTM over there?

 

[danbox]

Some fun customs I designed recently for my shop (all sold already), plus a couple Original Series Snapper-7s. The top right one is a 2021 model available in the US.

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soooooo how does one get a guitar like the right most one?

 

[soul_lip_mike]

And since we’re on that topic - here’s my latest custom

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I hate you so much.

 

[Mboogie7]

And since we’re on that topic - here’s my latest custom

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To me, this is the “icon” guitar. Whenever I see an Mx, I just think Hetfield with that angry fucking snarl on his face yet in such tight command of his playing and just melting faces.

 

[Spicypickles]

We can literally get any model thats offered in Japan imported here, and do. They just choose a select few to be in the US catalog officially.

I really didn’t mean anything by it other than a hard penis over a couple models, but if you’re gonna push (and hit my dm’s) but I’d love another 7 string snapper in Floyd and for sure would love a MX-250 variant if that would be at all possible.

 

[electriceye]

Same. Can't seem to locate it but did come across this copy of the ESP one I was thinking of
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I love that headstock idea.

 

[electriceye]

Some fun customs I designed recently for my shop (all sold already), plus a couple Original Series Snapper-7s. The top right one is a 2021 model available in the US.

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The original Snappers that they made in trans orange and trans red were perfect. Never saw them anywhere but on Ebay, though.